Head Clinical Unit - Paediatrics Pulmonology/ICU REF NO: MAD 21/2026 at KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Degree in medicine MBCHB. Registered Paediatrician, Certificate in subspecialties (Paediatric Pulmonology).
• Current Registration Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), registration certificate with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist or Subspecialist in Pulmonology plus 5 years’ experience after registration.
• Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competencies Required: The incumbent would need to serve at a high level of leadership. Provide vision in developing the service in paediatric critical care and/or pulmonology. 

DUTIES :

• Administration in Paediatric Pulmonology – providing annual audits and/or administration in Paediatric Critical Care (Paediatric intensive and high care) providing annual audits. Undertake ward rounds in the paediatric intensivist care, high care and/or pulmonology. Pulmonology:
• Bronchoscopy – flexible and rigid, lung function testing analysis, evaluation of advanced pulmonology investigations mandatory. Skills to function in ICU environment viz insertion of invasive monitoring devices and treatment in critical ill children. Consultation for referrals of children with critical illness and/or lung disease.
• Calls in the PICU and pulmonology simultaneously. Clinics in either Pulmonology or post PICU/HCU patient. Training of fellows in subspecialty training. Teaching of undergraduate medical students. Training post graduate students (registrars/medical officer) in child health.
• Expected to undertake outreach at tertiary/regional hospitals. Community engagement. Involved in clinical governance and quality improvement plan. Monitoring of commuted overtime forms of consultant’s activities within pulmonology and critical care.